When you play a standard game of 6/45 Lotto, you select 6 numbers from the number range 1 to 45 inclusive. The more numbers you are playing in any one game that match the winning numbers in the official draw, the higher the likelihood that you win a prize. Both Tuesday and Saturday Lotto are 6/45 Lottos.
In each Lotto game, there are several levels of prizes. Each level is called a 'division'. The more winning numbers you are playing in any one game, the bigger the prize you win. If all 6 winning numbers match your selected numbers in any one standard game (or equivalent), you win a Division 1 prize, the highest division.
The divisions for each Lotto game are slightly different so please go to Play! and find out the exact divisions of all games by clicking on the game descriptions.
A Full System (also called a 'system') allows you to select more than the standard 6 numbers. For example, a Full System 7 allows you to pick 7 numbers and a Full System 8 allows you to pick 8 numbers. The highest amount of numbers you can pick is 20 which is a Full System 20. Powerball allows you to play up to a Full System 24.
The benefit of playing a Full System is that your ticket will automatically include every possible combination of 6 numbers which increases your chances of winning. For example, if you are playing a Full System 8, the ticket will include every combination of 6 numbers that is possible with your 8 selected numbers which is equivalent to 28 games.
On some occasions, there may be no Division 1 winner for a particular draw. When this happens, the draw is declared a Jackpot and the amount not won is added (rolled over) to the following week's Division 1 total prize pool.
A Megadraw is the largest Saturday LottoSuperdraw of the year and is usually drawn in December.
Monday Lotto numbers are drawn from a machine containing 45 balls, numbered from 1 to 45 inclusive. For a standard game, you choose 6 numbers from this range.
In total, 8 balls are drawn of which the first 6 are the winning numbers. The last 2 balls are the supplementary numbers. These supplementary balls are used to determine prizes in Divisions 2 and 5.
Monday Lotto offers 5 divisions, or levels, of prizes. The more winning numbers you are playing in any one game, the higher your prize!
Monday Lotto is run by NSW Lotteries and is drawn weekly at 8.30pm (AET) on Monday nights.
Oz Lotto (or Tuesday Lotto) numbers are drawn from a machine containing 45 balls, numbered from 1 to 45 inclusive. For a standard game, you choose 7 numbers from this range.
In total, 9 balls are drawn of which the first 7 are the winning numbers. The last 2 balls are the supplementary numbers. These supplementary balls are used to determine prizes in Divisions 2, 4 and 7.
Oz Lotto offers 7 divisions, or levels, of prizes. The more winning numbers you are playing in any one game, the higher your prize!
Oz Lotto is drawn weekly at 8.30pm (AET) on Tuesday nights.
For Powerball (or Thursday Lotto), 2 sets of numbers are drawn from 2 barrels containing 45 balls, numbered from 1 to 45 inclusive. For a standard game, you choose 5 numbers and 1 Powerball which is drawn from the second barrel of 45 numbers.
In total, the machine draws 6 numbers: 5 from the first barrel and 1 Powerball from the second barrel.
There are 7 prize divisions in Powerball. To win a prize, all you need to do is pick 3 winning numbers (this can be three straight numbers or two numbers and the Powerball).
Powerball is drawn weekly at 8:30pm (AET) on Thursday nights.
Instead of selecting your own numbers, Ozlotteries.com can do the picking for you. This random number selecting is called a Quick Pick. A Quick Pick is possible for all Lotto games and all ticket types.
A Reduced System (also referred to as a Wheeling System) allows you to select more than the standard 6 numbers. For example, a Reduced System 12 allows you to pick 12 numbers and a Reduced System 14 allows you to pick 14 numbers. The highest amount of numbers you can pick is 26, or a Reduced System 26.
Unlike a Full System, the Reduced System does not include every possible combination of 6 a winning numbers. The last 2 balls are the supplementary numbers. These supplementary balls are used to determine prizes in Divisions 2 and 5.
Saturday Lotto offers 5 divisions, or levels, of prizes. The more winning numbers you are playing in any one game, the higher your prize!
Saturday Lotto is drawn weekly at 8.30pm (AET) on Saturday nights.
Saturday's winning numbers are drawn from a machine containing 45 balls, numbered from 1 to 45 inclusive. For a standard game choose 6 numbers from this range.
In total, 8 balls are drawn of which the first 6 are the winning numbers. The last 2 balls are supplementary numbers. These supplementary balls are used to determine prizes in Divisions 2 and 5.
Saturday Lotto offers 5 divisions, or levels, of prizes. The more winning numbers you are playing in any one game, the higher
Saturday Lotto is drawn weekly at 8.30pm (AET) on Saturday nights.
A 'standard game' refers to each standard line of numbers you select for a lotto game. For example a standard game in Powerball contains 5 numbers and 1 Powerball.
Each standard game you play offers you an equal chance of winning a prize.
At times, the Saturday Lotto prize pool is boosted with reserve money. The extra funds are usually added to the Division 1 prize pool. These draws are called Superdraws and are announced on the Ozlotteries.com website well before they take place so that you are assured a chance of winning a prize as high as $22 million!
A supplementary number or bonus number is drawn after the 6 winning numbers. In the cases of 6/44 Lotto & 6/45 Lotto, 2 supplementary numbers are drawn immediately after the first 6 winning numbers and in the case of 6/38 Lotto, 1 supplementary number is drawn immediately after the first 6 winning numbers. These numbers are used to determine prizes in Division 2 and Division 5.
If one or more of your selected numbers match the drawn supplementary numbers, your chance of winning a prize increases.
A 'syndicate' (or Group Play) allows you to buy a bigger Lotto ticket, share the cost between the members of a group and increase your chance of winning. If you are an Ozlotteries.com member, you can either put together your own group or join one of Ozlotteries.com syndicates
If the syndicate ticket wins a prize, the total winnings will be divided equally among all the members of the group.
Wednesday Lotto numbers are drawn from a machine containing 45 balls, numbered from 1 to 45 inclusive. For a standard game, you choose 6 numbers from this range.
In total, 8 balls are drawn of which the first 6 are the winning numbers. The last 2 balls are the supplementary numbers. These supplementary balls are used to determine prizes in Divisions 2 and 5.
Wednesday Lotto offers 5 divisions, or levels, of prizes. The more winning numbers you are playing in any one game, the higher your prize!
Wednesday Lotto is run by NSW Lotteries and is drawn weekly at 8.30pm (AET) on Wednesday nights.
The winning numbers are the first 6 numbers drawn in the 6/38, 6/44 and 6/45 Lottos. In the case of Powerball, they are the first 5 numbers drawn from the first barrel. The more winning numbers that match the numbers you are playing in any one game, the higher the chance of winning a prize.
